Fiberglass Hazards Buildings
Fiberglass Hazards Buildings
This article series provides information about how to identify fiberglass insulation in buildings and fiberglass hazards and fiberglass insulation contamination issues in residential and light-commercial buildings.
We also discuss proper practices for installing, inspecting, and where necessary, repairing fiberglass building insulation.
Note: as we document on our FIBERGLASS HAZARD RESEARCH page, the research literature is replete with studies indicating that there are no health hazards associated with airborne fiberglass particles, and with a other studies reaching quite the opposite conclusion, that breathing fiberglass fibers can in at least some circumstances, become a serious health hazard.
Bottom line: Our OPINION is that prudent avoidance of inhaling fiberglass dust and using damp wiping and HEPA vaccuming to clean up significant levels of such dust in occupied spaces would be in order.
We recommend that readers examine carefully the methodology used in such studies, the expertise of the researchers, and the sources financing of such work.